E-DRUG: Access to Essential Drugs

E-drug: Access to Essential Drugs
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The final programme for the meeting "Increasing Access to Essential
Drugs in a Globalised Economy" can be found at the following website
address:
www.msf.org/advocacy/accessmed/events/1999/11/iaed/agenda.htm

Dr Gro Harlem Brundtland, DG of WHO has just informed the
organisers that she will send a statement on video to be shown at the
meeting.

The meeting will take place in Amsterdam on 25-26 November
1999. On Friday Nov. 26 from 13.15 - 14.15 a press conference will
be held. For details contact: syd@amsterdam.msf.org

Over 350 participants from 50 different countries will travel to
Amsterdam this week to attend the meeting. Many of them will
continue on to Seattle to take part in the meetings around the WTO
ministerial meeting.

We will keep you informed of the outcome.

Ellen 't Hoen